Electrical component tester with duplexed handlers



N 1967 J. w. BRODERICK ETAL 3,353,669

ELECTRICAL COMPONENT TESTER WITH DUPLEXED HANDLERS Filed June 29, 196524 Sheets-Sheet l INDEXING COMPLETED mosxmc COMPLETED s\ smm'mnsxmc'SYSTEM CONTROL START mnsxmc 1 STARTV-B LAST 5 FIRST TESTS Eg3; SECONDHANDLER HANDLER FIRST SECOND PREFERENTIAL PREFERENTIAL SORTENG SORTINGCONTROL CONTROL 2s a 10 -9 2s FIRST SECOND 13 SORT SORT SHLFT SHIFTREGISTER REGISTER TOWER INVENTORS JOHN W.BRODER|CK, ROBERT M. FIORENZA,CHARLES A. KELLY, MICHAEL KOZAR F'G.1 y C] ATTORNE Y 1967 J. w.BRODERICK ETAL ELECTRICAL COMPONENT TESTER WITH DUPI-EXED HANDLERS 24heets-Sheet 2 Filed June 29, 1965 F 4 FIG. FIG.

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ELECTRICAL COMPONENT TESTER WITH DUPLEXED HANDLERS Filed June 29, 196524 Sheets-Sheet SYSTEM CONTROL FIG.3

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ELECTRICAL COMPONENT TESTER WITH DUPLEXED HANDLERS 24 sheets sheet 6Filed June 29, 1965 1. 1967 .1. w. BRODERICK ETAL 3,353,669

ELECTRICAL COMPONENT TESTER WITH DUPLEXED HANDLERS Filed June 29, 196524 Sheets-Sheet 8 8 mm mm 8 mm mm 3 mm mm 6 8 Nov. 21

J. W. BRODERICK ETAL ELECTRICAL COMPONENT TESTER WITH DUPLEXED HANDLERSFiled June 29, 1965 24 Sheets-Sheet 3 FIG. 13

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ELECTRICAL COMPONENT TESTER WITH DUPLEXED HANDLERS Filed June 29, 196524 Sheets-Sheet ll F IG.16

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ELECTRICAL COMPONENT TESTER WITH DUPLEXED HANDLERS Filed June 29, 196524 Sheets-Sheet 15 SWITCHING TIME METER \gu \.IM H 3 w5o&w%g8b SWITCHINGTIME METER INPUTS SWITCHING TIIIE METER OUPUT COMMAND LINES GROUND-L 828825 AC. TEST 11251 cm OUTPUT GROUND z III PULSE SHAPER 8I3- MONOSTABLE20 KC 8'2 OSCILLATOR N v- 2 1967 J. w. BRODERICK ETAL 3,353,669

ELECTRICAL COMPONENT TESTER WITH DUPLEXED HANDLERS Filed June 29, 196524 Sheets-Sheet 14 COLLECTOR VOLTAGE 45H SEC I i L 20n SEC TonTRANSITION BASE common VOLTAGE VOLTAGE I 1 FIG. 20

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ELECTRICAL COMPONENT TESTER WITH DUPLEXED HANDLERS Filed June 29, 196524 Sheets-Sheet 18 FIG.26

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ELECTRICAL COMPONENT TESTER WITH DUPLEXED HANDLERS Filed June 29, 1965 I24 Sheets-Sheet 19 FIG.27

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ELECTRICAL COMPONENT TESTER WITH DUPLEXED HANDLERS Filed June 29, 196524 Sheets-Sheet 2O FIG.31

1. AN APPARATUS FOR TESTING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, SAID APPARATUSCOMPRISING A PLURALITY OF MECHANICAL HANDLERS FOR MANIPULATING SAIDCOMPONENTS AND AN ELECTRICAL TESTER FOR TESTING THE CHARACTERISTICS OFSAID COMPONENTS; EACH OF SAID HANDLERS INCLUDING A TEST STATION, ANDMEANS ACTUABLE TO CONVEY EACH OF SAID COMPONENTS TO SAID TEST STATION;SAID TESTER INCLUDING MEANS TO ACTUATE SAID HANDLERS ALTERNATELY SO THATONE HANDLER IS CONVEYING A COMPONENT TO ITS RESPECTIVE STATION WHILEANOTHER HANDLER IS HOLDING A COMPONENT AT ITS RESPECTIE STATION FORTESTING, AND MEANS TO TEST THE COMPONENTS ALTERNATIVELY AT EACH HANDLERWHILE IT IS HOLDING A COMPONENT AT ITS RESPECTIVE TEST STATION.